Incident: Monday, October 26, 2026, unincorporated Gretna, Louisiana (Jefferson Parish). Reported by FOX 8 and WWL-TV from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.
A Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office detective was shot Monday evening in an exchange of gunfire with a man who ran from deputies on the West Bank. The detective is in stable condition. The man was shot multiple times and is also hospitalized in stable condition.
Deputies were called at about 5:15 p.m. to the 300 block of Lapalco Boulevard on a report of two men acting suspiciously. When deputies arrived, both men ran.
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Two JPSO narcotics detectives working an unrelated case found the two men nearby, at Cherrywood Drive and Brookwood Drive. According to the sheriff’s office, one of the men had a gun, and he and the detectives exchanged gunfire.
One detective was hit. The sheriff’s office described the wound as non-life-threatening, and the detective was taken to University Medical Center. The extent of the injury has not been released.
The man who fired was struck multiple times. JPSO said he will face multiple criminal charges once he is released from the hospital. He has not been identified.
The second man got away. Deputies set up a perimeter around the neighborhood Monday night and asked residents to avoid the area. No arrest of the second man has been announced.
The sheriff’s office said there is camera footage of the shooting. It has not been released.
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